Greetings.

It is that time to get your REGISTRATIONS in to the 2012 Visioneer Design Challenge. 

These are exciting times in ART AND DESIGN education as things are changing and you are getting students involved in taking charge of their own education.  Yes, students do learn more and more thoroughly when they are seeking new directions and answers, developing imaginative and creative thinking, solving challenging problems, taking risks, and using design to expand their 21st c world and their opportunities in this world by integrating and connecting art and technology. 

Your role has changed.  If you did not teach in this manner before.....you are the GUIDE, the MENTOR, the MOTIVATOR for enabling your students to enjoy learning and to learn in their own way of understanding.  Perhaps you have the next Steve Jobs in your class or the next Steven Spielberg..........or Einstein.  Who knows? Wonderful surprises are discovered when you see what happens with students involved in this program.  Even the design professionals are amazed at what these students are capable of achieving.

You have the wonderful opportunity to provide those you are privileged to teach/guide to open up fields of learning and creativity they would otherwise never experienced.  Being a teacher is the highest profession and you are highly valued by students as they look back on what they have achieved and the manner in which they were given the opportunity to do so.  

This program is the only one of its kind in the US.  Others are watching what we do and how the teachers are developing this program statewide.  It is a WAEA program.So.......GO FOR IT.  Sign your students up for this program.  You don't know all the answers and that is fine. Technology is always changing and life is also.  Learning is a lifetime activity and we learn along with our students. That makes it exciting.

I look forward to hearing from ALL OF YOU. 

Thanks and have a great day!

Virgi Driscoll


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The Visioneer Design Challenges are very exciting and engaging for students once they
are introduced to this program. The challenges are areas of design that can provide
insight into the world of design and technology of the future that is constantly growing
and changing. This year we will have 12 design areas. Some are new. Architecture,
Animation, Digital Photograph, Fashion Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Point of
Purchase, Product Design I. Product Design II, Regional Planning Design, Videography
and Web Design.

Game Design:
We are adding Game Design to the challenges. It is being led by three
young game designers who teach at UWM and UW who are so excited about this
opportunity. This is an area we believe will be an exciting adventure for students.
Product Design: We are adding two Product Design challenges for students:
Product Design I challenge connects the students with TREK BICYCLE design
professionals. Product Design II challenge connects other students with GE
HEALTHCARE design professionals.

We are eliminating Illustration for this year, however, it might be back next year.

BE SURE TO EXPOSE YOUR STUDENTS TO ALL OF THE CHALLENGES.

By doing so you may discover gifts in students you never knew were there even those
students who appear to be uninterested in school. This world of design and technology
is their world. You, as a teacher, can connect with the design professionals along with
your students. Give all of your students the opportunity to find new ways to express
themselves embracing art and technology. Have fun as you learn along with your
students.

Virgi Driscoll
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